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Description
15" (38 cm.) Seated upon a velvet-covered wooden base is a bisque
head lady with blue glass paperweight inset eyes,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye
corners,shaded nostrils,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced
ears,pale blonde mohair wig in elaborate coiffure,one-piece carton
and legs posed seating,wire upper arms,bisque forearms. Wearing an
elaborate silk costume with matching silk ribbon stocking trim,the
lady holds an elaborate bone-handled fan in one hand and a painted
tin mask with ormolu decorations in the other. When wound,she
moves her head up and down,side to side and nods,while alternately
fanning herself,and then lifting the mask to hide her face,while
music plays. Condition: generally excellent,fingers restored,music
and mechanism function well. Marks: (Jumeau artist check marks).
Comments: attributed to Leopold Lambert,circa 1890. Value Points:
wonderfully themed and presented automaton with deluxe costume and
accessories.